“Could the future of parenthood have real children in the metaverse?”
An article in the British newspaper The Guardian foretells a world in which young adults and parents will choose to raise their “digital babies” instead of having their own children. Empowered by true wisdom, these “orderly and highly skilled children” could mimic the play, emotion, and touch of child care.
Not at all. What it says about us is deeply disturbing: that we are living a life-style that is contrary to the culture of life itself.
It would be extremely unwise for us to ignore something like raising a digital child in a way that is just a fad to come or go as a distant problem to the next generation to deal with. Technology is near. And considering our current culture, it makes sense why adults playing with a fake child will be known as predicted.
This vision of the future seems to be coming true as more and more companies are investing billions of dollars in innovation — a sinking world created by users that can be accessed with real headphones — and technology becomes more powerful.
Companies like Google and Apple are not only committed to using headphones and hardware, but Nike is currently selling sneakers using unimaginable tokens. Famous people and companies are spending millions of dollars to buy digital farms.
Linked to this by a Google engineer claiming that the company has developed a bottle of intelligence that can communicate not only complex ideas but also its fears and rights as a “person”. Blake Lemoine, who was laid to rest recently after going public, believes the company’s AI has acquired the psychological potential of “eight-year-old physicists.”
For many young people, our lifestyle is driven by a hyper-consumerist appetite chase that has lowered dopamine release into our brain and a never-ending process designed to fill the existing gaps with satisfaction and speed.
Self-esteem is found in the number of social media followers we find. Identity is built according to the image enhancement we can post online. The goal is replaced by the vague notion that our lives are tied to what we have on earth, so we can also do something more positive, more exciting. Selfishness over sacrifice.
Our repetitive brain in this way has profoundly altered our understanding of human nature and our pattern of life. Children are seen as tools not as established souls with their dignity and worth. Being a parent is either a wish or a suspension until you are in your 30s or 40s when everything is seen as a good thing — rather than a natural task to care for the next generation.
A 2021 study by Pew Research found that 44% of non-parents aged 18 to 49 said they did not expect to have children at all. That number has risen from 37% in 2018. From that pool, 56% said their main reason for not having children is that they “don’t want children.”
Instead of building families, young people increasingly value their work, going out and “meeting,” and inspiring “babies-infants” (their pets) and growing plants. Contraceptive pill and abortions are traditional to maintain this lifestyle. To be clear, 1 in 5 pregnancies are considered abortions by 2020.
These are symptoms of a sick species.
It is not only the decline in our nation’s social status that is reflected in the dramatic decline in U.S. birth rates. is below the required level of retaliation, but families and communities are suffering the most as livelihoods are disrupted throughout the community.
We provide childcare services in public schools, community development, and care for the elderly in nursing homes. By doing this, we break all the bonds that bind us to our past and future because we are finished with our present enjoyment.
No wonder we have become so socially divided. We have closed our eyes to the gift of life as well as all the problems and physical bonds that come with it — and that is where the bonds are made.
Denial of Personal Event
Many of these practices are brought about by quitting work together to prevent conflict so that they can live a safe, secure life.
And technological know-how — driven by a desire to solve a problem whether it is a matter of personal taste or natural instinct — enables us to develop a moral character. We choose to set our lives on the very things that are most enjoyable and quickly reject the very essence of our nature.
So, yes, in observing our lifestyle, the idea that most adults will choose to raise a real child in metaverse in no way at all. Cheap. It can be turned off when the user crashes, or it can be reset if the simulation is too difficult.
Life is hard, but often in solving life’s problems we find great rewards and perhaps even grow into better versions of ourselves. What has happened in human beings is nothing to avoid or challenge ourselves to.
In addition to the inadequacies of solving these problems of everyday life, the increasing use of digital technology — especially for children — has been linked to lower attention span, impaired mental and social intelligence, isolation, and mental confusion. brain development. Then medical professionals prescribe useless drugs to reduce this.
So, as we deny, a person’s desire to care for children is not fulfilled by replacing family formation by performing small tasks such as being a dog mother, being a plant parent, or raising a digital child.
Culture of Life in the Digital Age
Instead, we must work to create a culture of living that is focused on the prosperity of the American people and family. This means repeating the questions that our country has recently wondered about what it means to be human and how we should live.
What is the purpose of human existence, and what does that mean for me? What makes life worthwhile? What does it mean to suffer, and how can I cope with life’s problems? Who must I be in order to serve others?
We must deliberately think. Getting these answers right will lead us to more effective discussions of what we promote culture, how we create our economy, and how we conduct social programs.
In this case, we need to integrate technological know-how and focus on how we maintain our character and the role we play in creating a flexible digital ecosystem.
We cannot let go of the natural world and jump into the life of creativity in the metaverse. There will be a need for real family formation and community development. Any technology that tries to sell us on something is just a drug to deal with people.
This piece first appeared in The Daily Signal
